Scientists nuked beers to see if they would still be drinkable after an atomic blast

When else would
you need a beer more than the nuclear end of days? But you
wouldn't want it to kill you, that's for sure. Well, good news, A
1957 US government study discovered that beer and soda would be
safe to drink, if it survives a nuclear explosion.

...in 1956, the Atomic Energy Commission exploded two bombs, one
"with an energy release equivalent to 20 kilotons of TNT," the
other 30 kilotons, a test site in Nevada. Bottles and cans were
carefully placed various distances from ground zero....

The closest containers were placed "less than a quarter mile
away," says
Alex [Wellerstein, science historian], "a mere 1,056 feet",
the outliers a couple of miles off. Some were buried, some left
in batches, others were placed side by side.

Beers close to the blast site were slightly radioactive and still
totally drinkable in dire situations. Those further away were
less radioactive.

The researchers even taste tested the beers and sodas, most of
which they deemed good (except those nearest the blast).